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The Greatest Nintendo Games Ever B3 I hl' DUIlll' JJIlU.HY 28, 2000 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: THE GREATEST NINTENDO GAMES EVER You have before you a list of the greatest Nintendo games ever. all ground-breaking in their day. In BRIAN O'ROURKE Brian O'Rourke doing this list. we had to first define what a great game was. First of all. the "influence" of these games Editor in Chief was not a factor in determining their worth. The reason being--even the most vile things (like "'The Macarena" or Adolf Hitler) may have had a huge influence on society, but they are in no way great. and So. what is a great game? A game that you had to finish. but were sorry when there was no more Dan Giordano of it to play. A game that kept you inside. even on the most beautiful of days. A game that you come Staff Writer back to. after years of not playing. and enjoy it just as much. A game that made you rearrange your life to play it more; a game that you look back on with nostalgia; a game that you ransack your attic trying to find. In short. a great game possesses all or most of the qualities of the games below. CASILEVANIA Lo oki ng for a tough hero? Here' s one: Simon Belmont. the vampire hunter doing battle with armies of the undead. llis game scared the living hell out of you; it made you check under the bed before you 1 went to sleep. TEcMo B OWL First of all. calm down. at least it . s on the list The name says it all. When you scored a touchdown you gave your buddy a high five ... and boy was it high. All I need to say is: Waher Payton or Bo Jackson AND 9 Marcus Allen. Ninja Gaiden If this list were "Games with Best Plots." Ninja Gaiden would be number two. right after Legend of Zelda. Remember the movie-like scenes between the stages? There was so much intrigue and so many 8 plot-twists. The game brimmed with excitement and suspense. It also had one hell of a tough hero. RC PRo-AM llis game set the stage for all racing games of the future. llink about it: you raced on a track. the weather conditions varied. you could hurl projectiles at other cars (ringing any bells?) What new features (besides the graphics) have they given Mario-Kart? llis is the classic; the standard by which all other What's your pet peet'e: 7 racing games would have to live up to. Political Correctness. Irrational People If you could describe yourself in one word. what would it be? Intrepid DoUBlE DRIBBlE What's your most embarrasing moment? The only game where you can get "Larry Bird" to dunk from the foul line. The interesting call sign. cubel dwibel. is recognizable to anyone who played it. Remember the woooooo sound when you shot a When I sat on some gum in 4th grade. 6 three? It· s two player action was one of the best ever. Do you have a hidden ambition? To write the greatest novel ever. CoNIRA If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be? The ultimate buddy-buddy war game. 10 this day, everyone still knows the code: UP. UP. Down. Down. Homer Simpson Left. Right. etc. Just as an aside. this code worked for every Konami game before 1989 (like Life Force. Gradius. etc.). llis game introduced you to just how many different ways you can shoot something out of a gun ( "S" was the best). Bring it on alien scum! What is your most proud accomplishment? 5 Getting a Naval ROTC scholarship. then dropping out without having to pay the money back! Is there anythillg you can do without? BLADES OF STEEL Liberals and Democrats (same thing). Fascists. Socialists. llis game pitted you against your best friend. and turned you into arch rivals. The rules of the game: whoever loses the fistfight gets dragged off the ice and thrown into the penalty box. God Bless you if Communists, Anarchists. Nihilists. Christian Fundamentalists. you ever got into a penalty shot overtime--the nail-biting. edge-of-your-seat suspense makes this game one some Conservatives. Think that about covers it. Oh yeah. and 'I of the greatest. Relativists. Is there a TV show that you don't miss? SUPER MARIo BR01HERS 3 The Man Show We • re not just playing lip service to the 5MB dynasty here; we actually think this game merits this honor. The game that dared you to fly. In a world where thirds are not the charm for entertainment People might be surprised to know that I: (Godafather. Alien) this one. we dare say, is better than the other two combined. With arguably one of the Actually enjoyed taking Latin in high school. hardest last levels ever. Bowser throws his Army, Navy, and Air Force at you. This game took hours away 3 from your life ....but . man. was it worth it. Boxers or Briefs? Neither, I don ' t wear underwear! MIKE TYsoN'S PuNCH-Our llis was one of the first games that came to our minds while we were compiling our list. A multitude Do you have a favorite musician? of interesting characters: Glass Joe. Macho Man. Soda Popinski. Bald Bull. Don Flamengo (notice the star­ Bruce Springsteen tling resemblance to the picture in Student Spotlight). Von Kaiser, Piston Honda. Mario even made a cameo appearance as referee. llis was a game that made you the little guy, the underdog. and dared you Any fa vorite authors? 2 to go up against Mike Tyson in the ring. In fact. I can still "punch-in" Mike 1Yson . s code in under three Ayn Rand. Victor Hugo. Alexandre Dumas seconds: 007 373 5963. THE LEGEND OF ZEIDA Undisputedly the best game ever. for any system. Zelda teems with excitement. There ' s action. adventure. intrigue. suspense. mystery, a dashing hero (Link). a beautiful damsel in distress (Princess Zelda). countless terrifying henchmen. and one of the greatest villains ever created (Ganon). Simply a 1 masterpiece. The first game that ever made you think. llis game made you feel like a hero. Honorable Mention: Excitebike. Star Wars, Metroid. Mega Man PIlI. Paperboy, Kid Icarus. Super Mario Bros. Battletoads. MEN'S BASKETBALL THE DOME PAGE 84 JANUARY 28, 2000 REMAINS SUCCESSFEL PORTS The poll is in and the Pioneer Men's Basketball NEW FACES FOR SUPERBOWL Team ranks high. Pam Gargano The NCAA Pam Gargano Te nne sse e Moving on to the Super Bowl on Sunday, Sports Editor released its first region- Sports Editor parlayed a new January 30th will be the Tennessee Titans and name and a new the St. Louis Rams. A new millennium equals al poll and the Pioneers stadium into a new and long awaited teams to the champi­ are ranked third in the newly minted success this season. This onship. This may result in being one of the Mid-Atlantic Region behind Albright and Catholic. transforming team's turnaround was com­ most enjoyable Super Bowls over the last cou­ Albright defeated Widener, 72-65, in the first round pleted with a convincing 33-14 victory over ple of years. of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth the Jacksonville Jaguars. League Play in December. The running of Steve McNair and a Recently, the Pioneers have won convinc­ defense, which forced six turnovers and ingly over Messiah, but fell slightly short against recorded a safety, gave the Titans the win and Lebanon Valley. The win over Messiah served as their first trip to the Super Bowl in the forty­ ~ Widener's seventh straight victory and tenth in 11 year history of the franchise. games. Mike Siuchta scored 15 of his game high 20 St. Louis stepped out of the shadows of the points in the second half. Frank DeLuca con­ San Francisco 4gers in the NFC West, under tributed 14 points, Chaz Williamson 13, and Chris the direction of NFL MVP Kurt Warner. ~ Hightower had 10. Although no much of an obvious win as his The Pioneers moved into a three-way tie first playoff game, Warner got the job done for second place as Susquehanna knocked off top­ along with Offensive Player of the Year, seed Albright. Unfortunately, Widener fell short to Marshall Faulk. a strong Lebanon Valley team, 80-77. Four Pioneers The Ram's offense struggled on Sunday, ~ reached dou ble figures in scoring with Williamson but one big pass play from Warner to Ricky leading the way with 24 points. DeLuca had 18 Proehl was enough to secure and 11-6 win points; Tim Whalen and Mike Siuchta both had 11. over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. LADY PIONEERS IN BIG SLUMP, FLYERS' TRADE COACH GETTING UPSET AND COMPLEETE IMPATIENT WITH TEAM The Flyers finalize their deal with the Hurricanes, trading Mike Sager Why did team headed to Lebanon Valley where Rod Brind'Amour to Carolina Sports Writer the they faced a mediocre team. The Women's game got out of hand early for the for Keith Primeau Basketball Pioneers as Lebanon Valley jumped • Team all of a sudden lose 7 out of out to a 13-4 lead in the early going Pam Gargano . The Carolina their last 8 games? Well, that 's the and built up a 29-9 lead. Lebanon Sports Editor Hurricanes ended a question most people want answered, Valley went on to win 84-62. five-month contract especially coach Maureen Gorman. Widener was held without a field goal dispute with former captain and all-star Keith After a loss before the Christmas for a six-and-a-half minute stretch Primeau by trading him Sunday to the Flyers for Break to Kings in the Aimee Willard and held to just 17 points in the first Rod Brind ' Amour.
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